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Karen Wickre

@kvox.bsky.social
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Stubborn San Franciscan. Connector, reassurer, dog enthusiast, art collector, veteran technology observer and yes, optimist. Wrote Taking the Work Out of Networking. #resist

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 13h
ALA stands with library workers, readers, and communities working to keep books available. Our work helps ensure everyone can seek information and make their own reading choices. Your gift makes that work possible. Helps us protect the freedom to read at ala.org/protect. #BannedBooksWeek
Colorful art of various monsters and creatures reading books. Art by Hyesu Lee, copyright ALA. Text reads: "HELP US PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO READ." ALA.ORG/PROTECT. American Library Association logo
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 23h
Y'all denied her tenure
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There is a decent chance we may look back and say, it turns out letting Republicans vastly outspend us cost us the opportunity of the decade. We can't catch up on cash. But we can turn all the cash and hate into a disadvantage.
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Republican megadonors dominate 2026 midterm election as crypto and AI money surges, CNBC analysis finds
Fourteen of the 20 biggest donor groups CNBC analyzed are Republican-aligned as crypto, AI and betting money reshapes 2026 midterm spending.
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Karen Wickre @kvox.bsky.social · 11h
Stopped in for a day at #NewsLitCon and was impressed and heartened by so many teachers and administrators eager to learn and spread the word about @newslit.org
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h
If Trump loses West Virginia, it’s really over. “Right now, we’re broke. We don’t even have money for gas.” “I love Donald Trump. He shouldn’t promise people things that he ain’t going to do, though, you know?”
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I mean, quite aside from the barbarism of live-streaming this, I actually can't think of anything more stupid from a counterterrorism perspective. Showing this online - where it will likely be replayed for many years - has no deterrent value and would be useful only as anti-US recruitment tool.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11h
Alex Gibney’s “Musk” “creates a damning portrait of an emotionally unstable individual with the levers of power in his hand and no evident moral compass,” Sheelah Kolhatkar writes. Read her review of the documentary: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pB7yW6
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 11h
Holy shit. 30 percent in Pew. share.google/xQ0pba4zeijM...
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Trump approval sinks to 30 percent in new survey
President Trump’s approval rating dropped to 30 percent in a new Pew Research survey, amid growing dissatisfaction with his handling of foreign policy, the economy and immigration enforcement. Sixt…
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14h
I was eager to put in entries for a prestigious journalism award for some of our Bolts team's wonderful work this year; they deserve all the love. The fee to apply for each 1 story is $500. The journalism sector should really rethink what it asks of small newsrooms to have any seat at the table.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 11h
the way i laughed at this
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h
They couldn’t paint the bottom of a pool, but we’re building on the moon. 🙄
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11h
Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.
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Luc Dockendorf @lucdockendorf.eurosky.social · 18h
Tomorrow is World Day Against the Death Penalty, sadly not an official UN observance because too many member states retain this cruel and monstrous punishment on their books. But the civil society movement to abolish it is global and it will win: worldcoalition.org
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World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19h
The party of law and order is planning more crimes.
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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 23h
Sickos meme
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Smithsonian is funded by Congress and heavily intertwined with the federal government, but it's not an executive branch agency. The president is not even nominally their boss. He has absolutely no lawful power to issue orders to them.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Gyms for our brains," you say?
Don Draper meme showing him presenting with the words "Hear me out...We call it 'The University'."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/10/2026
American cities are getting left behind just like American automakers are.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...
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Federal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting Narratives
A flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here I thought giving everyone the right to marry who they want turned us toward religious liberty. Apparently other people's relationships infringe on Sam's religious liberty, and that is just as disingenuous as all his other terrible opinions.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people – it is not necessary that people be wicked, but only that they be spineless.” James Baldwin
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Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor. Skydance's first film was 'Flyboys' starring James Franco and... David Ellison. David and his daddy invested $60m to make Flyboys. It grossed $17m Here's a bit of David's acting:
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My take on what Democrats should do in the majority  newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries... "Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped... kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector
DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...
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Erin Okuno @thiserin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Librarians are defenders of democracy. We’re defenders of the freedom to read. We’re protectors of patron privacy. Libraries are one of the few places in this surveillance economy that are not trying to collect and sell your data." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Forget the Shushing. Librarians Have a Whole Lot to Say. (Gift Article)
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
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Critical Bill. @criticalbill76.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hey! Why can't Americans have vote totals the day of - like India? GOP state legislatures. That's why. #GOP
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Arguably the biggest democracy referendum next month: Virginia is one of only three states where the state constitution says people should lose their right to vote FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE if they are convicted of any felony. This measure would allow anyone to vote after prison.
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“It’s Time”: Virginians Will Decide Whether to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
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Karen Wickre @kvox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Exactly. I wrote a very early web guide in 1995 and had to beg the publisher for 2 months of ISDN access to do it!
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Karen Wickre @kvox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One big diff with early internet adoption is: we all have it. Internet itself had to become easier to access for adoption to grow, so a slower curve. I have been astonished at how many regular civilians now are not only dipping in but making it an everyday tool.
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Karen Wickre @kvox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Totally fair points. A lot of us are trying it out.
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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
To be scrupulously fair to Alito, he doesn't really believe women are people, so I guess it isn't surprising that he doesn't think they have concrete reliance interests.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"You're an author? Would I know anything you've written?" "Have you heard of the book Eat Pray Love?" "Oh wow. I have, actually!" "Well, one of my books was printed in a typeface not totally dissimilar to the one in that."
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Less than 1% of major party nominees for Congress are working class. It is one of the most fundamental ways that Congress is not representative. And their views, e.g. on unregulated gambling websites, are apt to be different. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Why Working-Class Candidates Are Almost Never on the Ballot
Less than 1% of major-party candidates competing for a seat in the US Congress have a background in manual trades or service industries.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥
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Karen Wickre @kvox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fantastic 🧵 from the olds
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
TAPPER: 2 years ago, Trump said he thought he could get mortgage rates down to 3%. Last week mortgage rates had the biggest weekly jump in 4 years. It's more than 7%. Why has Trump failed to deliver on that promise? HASSETT: President Trump hasn't failed to deliver at all. The economy is booming.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
High school senior Elder Chavez Carranza is an immigrant living in the US legally under a program for abused or neglected children One day he went to buy food when a cop asked for his papers-which he didn’t have that day. So ICE put him in detention He has been incarcerated for more than 200 days
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump has invited Putin to attend the G20 meeting in FL. "Putin directs a war of conquest, filled with atrocities. Democratic governments often have to deal with monsters such as Putin. But they do not have to invite these monsters to international gatherings." open.substack.com/pub/thenextm...
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Putin Our Invitee
On President Trump’s invitation to the Russian dictator to attend the next G20.
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